The Advocate talked to James Marsden, who played Cyclops in the first two X-Men films, about the third installment:

Will you play Cyclops in X-Men 3?

It’s very complicated. I want nothing more than to be a part of X-Men 3, especially since they’re probably going into the Dark Phoenix saga, which would include my character a lot, but the schedule might conflict. I hope it all works out. I told them I’d do it for free.

The full interview, about his new film “Heights,” can be read at the link above.